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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Boston University
School of Management

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Address:		Boston University School of Management 595 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215
E-Mail:		mba@bu.edu
Web site:		http://management.bu.edu/
		Directions to school

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Sept. 3, 2003
Jan. 12, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1925

Institution is: U.S., Private

Total graduate enrollment	908
Part-time MBA students	392
Distance-learning MBA students	n/a
Full-time MBA students	335
Executive MBA students	62
PhD program students	n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	1,734

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	-16%

Average number of months to complete part-time program	42

Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program	72

Part-time program completion rate	77%

School offers a separate full-time MBA program?	Yes

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes

At what point?
n/a

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	39%
International students (1)	8%
Married students	n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	4%
Asian-American students	4%
Hispanic-American students	4%
Native American students	0%
White (non-Hispanic) students	22%

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	578
Range (middle 80%)	480	-	700

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required	250

Work Experience (months)

Average	57
Range (middle 80%)	12	-	108
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	7%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	12%

Student Age (years)

Average	27
Range (middle 80%)	23	-	33

Salary

Average salary of entering students	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:

Consulting	n/a
Finance/Accounting	n/a
General Management	n/a
Human Resources	n/a
Marketing/Sales	n/a
Management Information Systems	n/a
Operations/Logistics	n/a
Other	n/a

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	n/a
Manufacturing	n/a
Non-Profit	n/a
Services	n/a
Other	n/a

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $60
Application fee (nonresident): $60

187 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 67% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 59% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 9% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 11% of its admitted applicants.

INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident	n/a
Nonresident	n/a

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: Nov. 15, 2003 All applicants: June 1, 2004
Rolling admissions? No
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview n/a
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer		n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		n/a

Average financial aid package	$2,188
Range (middle 80%)	$1,000	-	$3,564

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Scholarships are Merit-based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs during the past 12 months	0

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1)	No
Maximum amount students can borrow	n/a

Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates	n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://management.bu.edu/apo

(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan

CONTACTS

Dean	Louis Lataif
Hired as of	Sept. 1991

Program director	Katherine Nolan

Admissions director	Evelyn Tate

Financial aid director	Evelyn Tate

Career services director	Jennifer Lawrence

Alumni relations director	Ruth Ann Murray

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2002:	Third tier	1992:	--
2000:	Second tier	1990:	--
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